IT Director
US-IL-Chicago
Advantage Sales & Marketing
Req #: 437187
Type: Full Time
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Overview: IT Director The Director of Technology is responsible for providing direction for the Technology department team(s). In this capacity, the Director of Technology oversees various components, including team leadership and staff development, as well as oversight of all projects and initiatives, short and long-term strategic direction for specific competencies, vendor management, and fostering stakeholder relationships within the department team(s). The Company is one of North America's leading sales and marketing agencies specializing in outsourced sales, merchandising, category management, and marketing services to manufacturers, suppliers, and producers of food products and consumer packaged goods. The Company services a variety of trade channels, including grocery, mass merchandise, specialty, convenience, drug, dollar, club, hardware, consumer electronics, and home centers. We bridge the gap between manufacturers and retailers, providing consumers with access to the best products available in the marketplace today. Take this opportunity to join North America's leading business solutions provider and build your career working with amazing people in a growing industry! Apply today! What we offer: * Full-Time Benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision, Life) * 401(k) with company match * Training and Career Development * Generous Paid Time-Off Responsibilities: * Design, program, and deliver web/local development projects (.NET, Python, SQL, HTML, CSS, JS). * Support the development of projects from inception through testing and final delivery. * Identify, communicate, and overcome development problems and creative challenges related to complex web and application-based projects * Heavily contributes to and actively follows technical documentation related to interactive development cycles. * Interact with producers, associate creative directors, and other technical/creative team members. * Maintain leading-edge knowledge in emerging technologies; participate in knowledge sharing and lessons-learned sessions from project experiences. Qualifications: * Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience required; degree in Business, Management Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field preferred * 8+ years of experience in information technology with cross-functional experience across major IT competencies-application development, infrastructure, mobile, etc. * 5+ years managing both department-level resources and large project teams * Experience developing best practices in Agile project management methodologies and guiding others to successfully execute project management of a full project lifecycle * Must have an interest in, knowledge of, and enthusiasm for the internet and web-related technologies * Highly experienced in programming within the frameworks of and customizing PHP/MySQL-based systems (Python, Django) Preferred Qualifications: * Experience in Containerization & Kubernetes * Experience in deploying applications in Azure and AKS * Experience in backend API development and integration * Experience in running multiple Agile teams to deliver the application * Experience in front-end technologies like React or Angular * Experience in building Retail workforce Scheduling applications Job Will Remain Open Until Filled Responsibilities: The Company is one of North America's leading sales and marketing agencies specializing in outsourced sales, merchandising, category management and marketing services to manufacturers, suppliers and producers of food products and consumer packaged goods. The Company services a variety of trade channels including grocery, mass merchandise, specialty, convenience, drug, dollar, club, hardware, consumer electronics and home centers. We bridge the gap between manufacturers and retailers, providing consumers access to the best products available in the marketplace today. Position Summary Director of Technology is responsible for providing direction for the Technology department team(s). In this capacity, the Director of Technology oversees various component from team leadership and staff development, as well as, oversight of all projects and initiatives, short and long term strategic direction for specific competencies, vendor management and fostering stakeholder relationships within the department team(s). Job Duty * Design, program, and deliver web/local development projects (.NET, PHP, SQL, HTML, CSS, JS) * Support development of projects from inception through testing and final delivery * Identify, communicate, and overcome development problems and creative challenges related to complex web and application-based projects * Keep current with programming languages/platforms within the web development/web application, and desktop/mobile application space * Revise and troubleshoot development work as required * Heavily contribute to and actively follow technical documentation related to interactive development cycles * Produce, re-purpose creative assets using toolsets such as Adobe Photoshop/Illustrator * Interact with producers, associate creative directors, and other technical/creative team members * Maintain leading-edge knowledge in emerging technologies; participate in knowledge sharing and lessons-learned sessions from project experiences * Mentor and manage team members Supervisory Responsibilities Direct Reports - Hires, retains, trains, coaches, guides, directs, and develops direct reports using company-wide processes, tools and resources Indirect Reports - May delegate work of others and provide guidance, direction and mentoring to indirect reports Travel and/or Driving Requirements - Travel and Driving are not essential duties and function of this job Minimum Qualifications Minimum Qualifications The following are the minimum job-related qualifications which an individual needs in order to successfully perform the essential duties and responsibilities of the job Education Level: (Required): Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience (Preferred): Business, Management Information Systems, Computer Science or related field - 8+ years of experience in information technology with cross-functional experience across major IT competencies-application development, infrastructure, mobile, etc. - 5+ years managing both department level resources and large project teams - Experience developing best practices in project management methodologies and guiding others to successfully execute project management of a full project lifecycle - Experience developing useful project metrics and applying those metrics - Experience managing multiple complex projects concurrently. Complex projects could be defined by the following factors - Size and duration of project - Multiple stakeholders - External data/system dependencies - Build and develop a high functioning team - Ability to successfully delegate responsibilities and tasks to others Skills, Knowledge and Abilities * Must have an interest in, knowledge of, and enthusiasm for the internet and web-related technologies * Highly motivated with excellent communication, time management, and teamwork skills * Strong ability to work within deadlines * Significant, demonstrated ability to develop and maintain complex solutions throughout the entire LAMP vertical (Linux, Apache, mySQL, PHP) * Experience in .NET (C#, SQL Server), PHP frameworks (Codelgniter), LESS/SASS and JS frameworks such as Angular.js * Highly experienced in programming within the frameworks of and customizing PHP/MySQL based content management systems (WordPress and Drupal) * Project experience in the following development methodologies: * Application design patterns * OOP/object-oriented development approach * Use of platform extensions, industry libraries * Industry-related knowledge of browser client development * HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, Ajax, jQuery * iOS, android and hybrid mobile development architectures * Understanding of browser compatibility issues and pla
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